Announcing The Foilies 2024: Spotlighting the absurd in transparency
Announcing The Foilies 2024: Spotlighting the absurd in transparency Announcing The Foilies 2024: Spotlighting the absurd in transparency Help “honor” those who mishandle public record requests and curtail public access The Author Paul is the founder of the NY Coalition For Open Government and has truly loved seeing it become what it is today and […]
More DAs, Labor Unions Support NY’s Pioneering LLC Transparency Act
More DAs, Labor Unions Support NY’s Pioneering LLC Transparency Act The LLC Transparency Act is awaiting Governor Hochul’s signature in order to become law. The Author Paul is the founder of the NY Coalition For Open Government and has truly loved seeing it become what it is today and is excited about its future growth. […]
Senator Wants To Keep Police Radio Signals Public
Senator Wants To Keep Police Radio Signals Public Sen. Michael Gianaris, D-Astoria and Senate deputy majority leader, has introduced the Keep Police Radio Public ACt (S.7795) to amend the state Executive Law to stipulate police agencies in New York that choose to encrypt their radio communications must establish a written policy allowing duly authorized members […]
NYPD to fully encrypt police radio scanner as press, NY pols push back at total blackout
NYPD to fully encrypt police radio scanner as press, NY pols push back at total blackout “The NYPD is set to fully encrypt its radio broadcasts by the end of next year as part of a nearly $400 million planned system upgrade — setting off alarm among local politicians and press advocates.”“It’s not about radio […]
New York Government Contractors Face Key Legal and Ethics Rules
New York Government Contractors Face Key Legal and Ethics Rules This article provides a brief overview of some of the transparency and ethics rules that private contractors should be aware of when conducting business with state agencies. The Author Paul is the founder of the NY Coalition For Open Government and has truly loved seeing […]
Audits of Local Governments
New York State Comptroller: Audits of Local Governments The New York State Comptroller’s office website has a lot of great information on it. We encourage everyone interested in local government to look through it. Above is a link to audits done by the Comptroller’s office, which you can search in various ways. You might be surprised […]
Judge forces Sands to start over on Coliseum lease takeover
Judge forces Sands to start over on Coliseum lease takeover In Nassau County a judge ruled that the open meetings law was violated, voiding a lease agreement that was entered into. The county must redo public hearings that were done without proper notice to the public. The Author Paul is the founder of the NY […]
Local Budget Process
Local Buget Process It is budget time for local governments across NY State. Public hearings are required before a budget can be passed. Here are two guides that help explain the budget process for local governments. New York State Tughill Commission NYS Comptroller The Author Paul is the founder of the NY Coalition For Open Government […]
Muckrock SEJ Workshop
Muckrock SEJ Workshop For folks involved with environmental issues you may be interested in the training being provided below. Two reporters will offer tips on what they learned after filing FOIA requests with all 10 EPA regions and dozens of other requests at the state and local levels during this investigation. They’ll also walk through how you […]
Buffalo paralegal Nathan Feist wins lawsuit against the City of Buffalo for denied FOIL request
Buffalo paralegal Nathan Feist wins lawsuit against the City of Buffalo for denied FOIL Requesting Kudos to Buffalo paralegal Nathan Feist who filed and won a lawsuit against the City of Buffalo regarding the denial of his FOIL request. The judge ordered the city to provide the records Nathan requested. Handling a lawsuit on your own […]
